English > political theory: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation. |
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| Synonyms | political orientation, ideology |
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| Attributes | conservative | resistant to change |
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| liberal | Tolerant of change |
| Narrower | Negritude | An ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms |
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| Orleanism | The political philosophy of the Orleanists |
| Utopianism | The political orientation of a Utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection |
| absolutism, totalitarianism, totalism | The principle of complete and unrestricted power in government |
| anarchism | A political theory favoring / favoring the abolition of governments |
| autocracy | A political theory favoring / favoring unlimited authority by a single individual |
| centrism, moderatism | A political philosophy of avoiding the extremes / extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action |
| collectivism | A political theory that the people should own the means of production |
| communism | A political theory favoring / favoring collectivism in a classless society |
| conservatism, conservativism | A political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes |
| constitutionalism | advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles |
| democracy | The political orientation of those who favor / favor government by the people or by their elected representatives / representatives |
| domino theory | The political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control |
| dovishness | Any political orientation favoring / favoring compromise to avoid conflict |
| elitism | The attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals |
| extremism | Any political theory favoring / favoring immoderate uncompromising policies |
| fascism | A political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy / democracy or liberalism) |
| federalism | The idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units |
| fundamentalism | The strict adherence to the basic principles or doctrines of a religion, ideology, etc. |
| hawkishness | Any political orientation favoring / favoring aggressive policies |
| imperialism | A political orientation that advocates imperial interests |
| leftism | The ideology of the political left |
| liberalism | A political orientation that favors / favors social progress by reform / reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution |
| libertarianism | An ideological belief in freedom ... / freedom of thought and speech |
| meritocracy | The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth |
| monarchism | A belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system |
| progressivism | The political orientation of those who favor / favor progress toward better conditions in government and society |
| radicalism | The political orientation of those who favor / favor revolutionary change in government and society |
| reactionism | The political orientation of reactionaries |
| republicanism | The political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government |
| rightism | The ideology of the political right |
| segregationism | A political orientation favoring / favoring political or racial segregation |
| social democracy | The belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism / socialism by democratic means |
| socialism | A political theory advocating state ownership of industry |
| theocracy | The belief in government by divine guidance |
| Broader | orientation | An integrated set of attitudes and beliefs |
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| Spanish | ideología, orientación política |
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| Catalan | ideologia, orientació política |
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